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New ways to apply for children and young people disability benefits

Applications for the new Child Disability Payment are going to be available online, face-to-face and by telephone - for the first time ever. The Scottish...

Funeral Support Payment to be increased

  Extra support will be made available for people on low income benefits to pay for the cost of a funeral. The Funeral Support Payment’s rate...

Uniform Business Rate reforms

Public Finance Minister Kate Forbes has replied to a letter from the Scottish business community highlighting the Scottish Government’s support for maintaining the Uniform...

Cabinet Secretary meets the first intake of students on ground-breaking STEM programme

DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney today heard an end-of-term report from students on a newly-launched teacher training programme. Edinburgh Napier University had welcomed the first...

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital update

Infection prevention and control measures will be strengthened further at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, the...

Fire safety guidance for high-rise homes

Residents in high-rise properties are being given leaflets outlining how to prevent fires in the home and what to do if one starts in...

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